Museum der Kulturen Basel

Trees are amongst the oldest living beings on earth. They join the heavens and earth, and serve as inspiration for stories and art. Beyond our narrow, anthropocentric view, trees are intelligent ...

Between dusk and dawn, the hours of darkness hold the promise of many different experiences for us: restful sleep, glittering parties, indispensable work or moments of menace. A daily occurrence, the ...

Between 1900 and 1936, a collection of European ethnography began to take shape in the museum. Items of everyday life, as well as such pertaining to faith and festivities were assembled. Notably, not ...

In order to immerse in the spiritual realm in everyday life, people rely on a variety of means: candles, figurines or images support believers in prayer and meditation beyond the sphere of churches ...

From delicate feather work to heavy beer pots; items in many different shapes and forms and made of unusual materials. Museum collections are archives of human creativity. But who are these people ...

How do different societies imagine the transition from this world to the beyond? How do they configure it, and what path does a soul or a deceased person set out on? The exhibition explores what lies ...

Remembering and forgetting are ever-present features of life. The exhibition playfully reveals the manifold practices people rely on to recall specific moments in life, from birth to death, but also ...

The climate crisis poses a threat to the habitability of the Earth, and has prompted a rethink of the perspectives, networks, and interactions of human and non-human actors. How do we humans perceive ...

Set in historical rooms, the Museum offers a colourful overview of the world-famous Basel carnival – ranging from costumes, lanterns, masks, and musical instruments, to historical documents and a ...